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Hans Speidel
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German general; chief of staff under Erwin Rommel (1897–1984)
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Hans Speidel was a German career soldier and resistance fighter. Born in Metzingen in 1897, he served in the Imperial German Army during World War I and held the rank of general in World War II. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and worked in Paris. Speidel was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and later employed by the University of Tübingen. He died in Bad Honnef in 1984.
Speidel authored six works, including *Studien*, *Bereitbleiben zur Tat*, *Soldatentum und Kultur*, *Aus unserer Zeit*, and *We defended Normandy*. He was a male speaker of German and had a sibling named Wilhelm Speidel. His allegiance included the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and West Germany. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Studien
- Bereitbleiben zur Tat
- Soldatentum und Kultur
- Aus unserer Zeit
- We defended Normandy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Metzingen
- Place of death
- Bad Honnef
- Sibling
- Wilhelm Speidel
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- University of Tübingen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- Hostages Trial
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Imperial German Army
- Military rank
- Major
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2004-0024, Hans Speidel.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Freudenstadt
- Significant event
- 20 July plot
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- Commons category
- Hans Speidel
- date of birth
- 1897-10-22
- date of death
- 1984-11-22
- allegiance
- Weimar Republic
- name in native language
- Hans Speidel
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- significant person
- Erwin Rommel
- P8168
- 7039 Yamagata
- end of work period
- 1963-00-00
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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